Fr Bruce Duncan was ordained in the Redemptorist order in 1971. He studied economics and politics at the University of Sydney, completing his doctorate in political science in 1987. Since 1986, he has taught at Yarra Theological Union in Box Hill in Melbourne, where he co-ordinates the program of social justice studies. He was a member of the Melbourne Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace from 1994 to 2007, and worked from 1999 to 2007 as a consultant with Catholic Social Services Victoria. He is one of the founders of Social Policy Connections, and also of the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy based at Yarra Theological Union.